My biggest problem with a lot of people when something becomes popular is their attitudes. I've been a Pokemon fan since it hit the US. I had pretty much everything you can think of that was Pokemon related. In elementary and middle school it wasn't much of an issue. In high school I was regularly bullied for my pokemon stuff. Then toward junior year Hot Topic started selling Pokemon stuff. Suddenly the popular kids who had made fun of me just days before had Pokemon stuff. They didn't like Pokemon at all. They only had the stuff because it was popular. They started calling me a poser and said I only had Pokemon stuff to seem cool. That kind of attitude annoys me to no end.
On the other side of the coin you have the elitists that appear when things become popular. With all the comic movies I've seen a lot of long time comic fans become huge jerks to the new fans that legitimately like the movies, but don't read the comics. Some have actually had interest in the comics, but after getting bullied they no longer want anything to do with them. I really don't understand why an existing fan would shun a new fan just because they didn't get into it before it was popular. Some people weren't even alive or old enough to be a fan before something became popular.
My only other complaint when things become popular is how the price of merch skyrockets. Comics and Pokemon merch have become huge headaches due to price hikes. It's not a problem if something is actually worth the high price (well, it is for my wallet). I just really hate people that jack up prices to make a quick buck when something becomes popular.
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My biggest problem with a lot of people when something becomes popular is their attitudes. I've been a Pokemon fan since it hit the US. I had pretty much everything you can think of that was Pokemon related. In elementary and middle school it wasn't much of an issue. In high school I was regularly bullied for my pokemon stuff. Then toward junior year Hot Topic started selling Pokemon stuff. Suddenly the popular kids who had made fun of me just days before had Pokemon stuff. They didn't like Pokemon at all. They only had the stuff because it was popular. They started calling me a poser and said I only had Pokemon stuff to seem cool. That kind of attitude annoys me to no end.
On the other side of the coin you have the elitists that appear when things become popular. With all the comic movies I've seen a lot of long time comic fans become huge jerks to the new fans that legitimately like the movies, but don't read the comics. Some have actually had interest in the comics, but after getting bullied they no longer want anything to do with them. I really don't understand why an existing fan would shun a new fan just because they didn't get into it before it was popular. Some people weren't even alive or old enough to be a fan before something became popular.
My only other complaint when things become popular is how the price of merch skyrockets. Comics and Pokemon merch have become huge headaches due to price hikes. It's not a problem if something is actually worth the high price (well, it is for my wallet). I just really hate people that jack up prices to make a quick buck when something becomes popular.